Judaism

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Eight Lights in the Desert

On Maccabean inspiration and deciding to remain in Egypt after all.

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(Not) Welcoming the Stranger

First impressions, lasting impressions--and adage that rings especially true when you're synagogue shopping.

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No Shul Like No Shul for Yom Kippur

Sometimes home is the holiest place you can be.

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Some Jews Don't

Some Jews don't support Israeli policy regarding Palestinians, the West Bank, and Gaza. Other Jews don't want you to know that.

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Next Time Synagogue

The next synagogue that gets our money, time, friendship, love, and loyalty will give back to us these things. Because every Jew deserves them.

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If You Knew Emanuel Congregation

In almost a decade and a half, I have never taken down a post on my blog and I won’t start now. But I did rewrite one. This one. Read on to learn why…

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The Benefits of Membership

After four years, our membership at the synagogue down the block is expiring for the final time. Here's why we're not renewing it.

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Jewing It Wrong

Judging the religiosity of fellow Jews by the clothes they wear only works if everyone lives by the same rules. Thank God we don't.

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Out of Apathy

Jewish journeys are not always comfortable. They're not meant to be. But you can't reach the promised land unless you pick one. Especially at Passover.

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Minyans

The hardest thing for some Jews to accept is not having a right to define the identity of other Jews.

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Impure

The Friday before last, my experience chanting Torah for the first time on Shabbat was amazing. The next morning, I walked out of my synagogue.

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This People

This people is a diverse people. As Reform Jews, we especially celebrate that diversity. What do you do when your synagogue just doesn't get it?